Chapter 36: Mate

SKYE

I hummed quietly to myself as I scrubbed the dirty tiles of the maid's quarters' shared bathroom. It's been two weeks since my aunt brought me here, and although things are still not good, I guess it's better than being sold as a prostitute by my parents.

My aunt, Cathy, isn't the best person on the planet, but I feel like I owe her quite a bit for bringing me away from my family.

I was so preoccupied with my thoughts when I suddenly felt a cold and wet sensation on my legs.

I let out a small gasp and lifted my head to look at the culprit who kicked the bucket of dirty water, letting it spill on the floor I just cleaned.

"Oops," some of the maids said, chuckling as they walked away.

I opened my mouth to retaliate but closed it right away when I didn't get the courage to respond.

I just let out a small sigh and continued cleaning once again—all of my hard work for the past hour going down the drain.

I was in the middle of cleaning when I smelled the familiar scent of